Bombay High Court
PRAMESHWAR HARIBHAU PATOLE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The court held that the respondents must pay the award amount and the statutory interest mandated by Section 80 of the RFCTLARR Act.
Summary
The petitioners, Prameshwar Haribhau Patole and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad bench, seeking payment of an award amount and interest that they claimed were due under Section 80 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and others, had failed to make the payment. The Court examined whether the award and statutory interest were enforceable under the said provision, relying on its earlier order in Writ Petition No. 14392 of 2025 and the precedent set in Hatim Fidaali Rajkotwala & Anr. v. Land Acquisition Officer (2023). It held that the respondents were legally bound to honour the award and pay the interest as prescribed by the Act. Consequently, the petition was allowed and the respondents were directed to discharge the amount within three months of receiving the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents are liable to pay the award amount under Section 80 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
- Whether statutory interest is payable on the award amount under the same provision
Legislation cited
Subjects
- Land Acquisition
- RFCTLARR Act
- Section 80
- Award payment
- Statutory interest
- Writ petition
- High Court
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:39689-DB
{1} 40-wp-10742-2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
40 WRIT PETITION NO. 10742 OF 2026
Prameshwar Haribhau Patole And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
...
Mr. Sandeep N. Lute, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for State
.......
CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026
PER COURT :
1. Petitioners are aggrieved by the non payment of award amount
and interest payable under Section 80 of the Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013.
2. The issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the order
passed by this Court on 02.12.2025 in Writ Petition No. 14392 of 2025
and decision rendered at Principal Seat in Hatim Fidaali Rajkotwala &
Anr. v/s. Land Acquisition Officer, Collector and District Magistrate,
Mumbai City & Anr. (2023 (6) ALL MR 751).
3. For the reasons stated in the above referred decisions, the writ
petition is allowed.
{2} 40-wp-10742-2026
4. Respondents are directed to pay award amount as well as
statutory interest to the Petitioners as payable under Section 80 of the
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, within three months from
the date of receipt of copy of this order.
(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)
Bhagyawant Punde
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